Inter-and intra-observer agreement on the judgment of toluidine blue staining for screening of oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer

ConclusionJudgment of TBS has a good overall inter-observer agreement and good to excellent intra-observer agreement, which guarantees its utilization and popularity in detecting OPMDs and oral cancer.Clinical relevanceTo our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the inter- and intra-observer agreement of TBS judgment. The present results revealed a good inter-observer agreement and good to excellent intra-observer agreement, which provide a beneficial supplement to the knowledge of TBS technique.
Source: Clinical Oral Investigations - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research